The ‘Angry Birds’ Guide to Online Lesson Design
(This post is part of a series called “The Connected Class Community”). A popular reason for exploring gamification in online learning is because we...
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March 24, 2023
What’s Different Between the Life of a Classroom Teacher vs. Instructional Designer?
How is the day-to-day life of an Instructional Designer different than that of a K12 classroom teacher? Many classroom teachers are looking to make...
February 10, 2023
The “Attention Method” for Effective Presentation Decks – Updated
This is an update to my previous post, The “Attention Method” for Effective PowerPoint Presentations. My Attention Method™ of presentation design is a philosophy...
August 24, 2022
Microlearning is not a Platform, it’s a Design Choice
One frequent buzzword you’ll hear a lot in the eLearning world is “microlearning”. More often than not, it’s pushed by companies trying to sell...
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“The Commons”: The Importance of Talking Out of Turn
(This post is part of a series called “The Connected Class Community”). One essential part of human communities has always been a central meeting...
The Connected Class Community [C3]: An Approach to Online Course Design
Our university is evaluating Learning Management Systems right now, and comparing the features of Blackboard 9.1, MoodleRooms Joule, and Instructure‘s Canvas LMS has...
“Free” Points for Free Work? Incentivizing Students Giving and Receiving Help in an Online FAQ
Image via Wikipedia Did you know you can save time and effort by starting a Frequently Asked Questions Discussion Board in your course? Do...
Just an Idea: Google Human– Google Earth for the Human Body
Update! What began as a pie-in-the-sky idea was actually put into production as Google Body Browser, a 3D WebGL powered app that showed the...
Second Life– How Virtual is it? Scenes vs. Skills
Image via Wikipedia I recently got an email from a colleague who wanted to explore the idea of developing Second Life scenarios for educating...
Reflecting on Reflection in Ed.
Image by lrargerich via Flickr In Jez’ e-Rambler blog, he meditates on the importance of reflection in education. Researchers have long known that reflection...
Lost Your Job? Stay Active! Blogging for Professional Development
Lost your job? Put down that remote and listen here! Burrowing a groove in your couch is not getting you any closer to that...
“Idea Catching”: Tools to Unite your “Inspiration” Mind and your “Perspiration” Mind
Image by Tiago Daniel via Flickr “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!” -Thomas Alva Edison “I discovered the meaning of life but I...
Jobseekers! Easy Job Multi-Searching with RSS Magic!
When you’re looking for work, keeping up with the online job listings is a job in itself. This tutorial will teach you how to...
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